May 14, 2021
Lincoln Trail College is giving high school students the chance to make up credits this summer. LTC’s Secondary Education Academy runs from June 7 through July 30 and is broken up into four cohorts, each lasting two weeks.
“We’ve heard from the high schools that there were some students that struggled with online learning during the pandemic,” says Lincoln Trail College Dean of Instruction Brent Todd. “We’re offering the SEA as a way that those students can take classes in a face-to-face setting and make up credits that they need.”
The first cohort runs June 7-18. In the morning, students can take either English or Physical Science. The afternoon session is Personal Finance and Budgeting.
Jan 14, 2021
Lincoln Trail College has a new way to deliver classes to students. The new Synchronous Lecture Hall in Williams Hall provides students a way to take classes from instructors throughout District 529. Likewise, instructors will be able to use the room to teach classes for other students in the District.
The Synchronous Lecture Hall features cameras on opposite sides of the room to capture both students and the instructor. The cameras can track the instructor during a lecture and can also be zoomed in and focused on things like whiteboards and projection screens. There are two large screens on opposite sides of the room so instructors can see the different classrooms and students and for students to watch the lecture. An enhanced sound system is designed to easily pick up what the instructor is saying as well as students, allowing for collaboration.